--- title: "11 Book Closed Quotes by 9 authors" description: "Browse 11 Book Closed quotes by 9 authors. Discover the best Book Closed sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5cc/anonymous-1_book_goodbyes-hurt-when-the-story-is-not-fini_117915.jpg" --- > [Goodbyes hurt when the story is not finished and the book has been closed.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/goodbyes-hurt-when-the-story-is-not-finished-and-the-book-has-been/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5cc/anonymous-1_book_goodbyes-hurt-when-the-story-is-not-fini_117915.jpg) > [“I pretended to be an open book, but I was closed off and conceited.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/coco-j-ginger/i-pretended-to-be-an-open-book-but-i-was-closed-off-and-conceited/) [Coco J. Ginger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/coco-j-ginger/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/18b/coco-j-ginger-7504_books_i-pretended-to-be-an-open-book-but-i-was_1700290.jpg) > [“I closed the book and closed my heart along with it.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/staci-hart/i-closed-the-book-and-closed-my-heart-along-with-it/) [Staci Hart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/staci-hart/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a43/staci-hart-11284_book_i-closed-the-book-and-closed-my-heart-al_1273796.jpg) > [As far as I'm concerned, the book's never closed with Sabbath!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-ward/as-far-as-i-m-concerned-the-book-s-never-closed-with-sabbath/) [Bill Ward](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-ward/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fa2/bill-ward-6313_book_as-far-as-i-m-concerned-the-book-s-never_524283.jpg) > [Sanity returns (in most cases) when the book is closed.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ursula-k-le-guin/sanity-returns-in-most-cases-when-the-book-is-closed/) [Ursula K. Le Guin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ursula-k-le-guin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/952/ursula-k-le-guin-138_book_sanity-returns-in-most-cases-when-the-bo_2679311.jpg) > [While we read a novel, we are insane—bonkers. We believe in the existence of people who aren't there, we hear their voices...…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ursula-k-le-guin/while-we-read-a-novel-we-are-insane-bonkers-we-believe-in-the/) [Ursula K. Le Guin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ursula-k-le-guin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/490/ursula-k-le-guin-138_believe_while-we-read-a-novel-we-are-insane-bonk_816064.jpg) > [“And even with the book closed, the voices do not stop--there are echoes and reverberations that seem to leap off the pages…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/azar-nafisi/and-even-with-the-book-closed-the-voices-do-not-stop-there-are-echoes/) [Azar Nafisi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/azar-nafisi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c46/azar-nafisi-2001_books_and-even-with-the-book-closed-the-voices_1964101.png) > [The book is closed, the year is done, the pages full of tasks begun. A little joy, a little care, along with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arch-ward/the-book-is-closed-the-year-is-done-the-pages-full-of-tasks-begun-a/) [Arch Ward](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arch-ward/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0c2/arch-ward-93757_another-year_the-book-is-closed-the-year-is-done-the_1342571.jpg) > [“In the dresser mirror, my face looks the same, but I feel something happening around me, some change as palpable as weather.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jo-ann-beard/in-the-dresser-mirror-my-face-looks-the-same-but-i-feel-something/) [Jo Ann Beard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jo-ann-beard/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/189/jo-ann-beard-41442_mirror_in-the-dresser-mirror-my-face-looks-the_2938834.jpg) > [“Bastian looked at the book. 'I wonder,' he said to himself, 'what's in a book while it's closed. Oh, I know it's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-ende/bastian-looked-at-the-book-i-wonder-he-said-to-himself-what-s-in-a/) [Michael Ende](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-ende/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/007/michael-ende-2862_adventure_bastian-looked-at-the-book-i-wonder-he-s_310713.jpg) > [I wonder, what's in a book while it's closed. Oh, I know it's full of letters printed on paper, but all the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-ende/i-wonder-what-s-in-a-book-while-it-s-closed-oh-i-know-it-s-full-of/) [Michael Ende](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-ende/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4e4/michael-ende-2862_adventure_i-wonder-what-s-in-a-book-while-it-s-clo_183191.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/book-closed/#itemlist", "name": "Book Closed Quotes", "numberOfItems": 11, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Goodbyes hurt when the story is not finished and the book has been closed.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Anonymous" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/goodbyes-hurt-when-the-story-is-not-finished-and-the-book-has-been/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5cc/anonymous-1_book_goodbyes-hurt-when-the-story-is-not-fini_117915.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5cc/anonymous-1_book_goodbyes-hurt-when-the-story-is-not-fini_117915.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5cc/anonymous-1_book_goodbyes-hurt-when-the-story-is-not-fini_117915.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Goodbyes hurt when the story is not finished and the book has been closed.” — Anonymous", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“I pretended to be an open book, but I was closed off and conceited.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Coco J. 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